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Heavy-duty 2019 Chevrolet pickup truck chbadis are based on the badembly line of the Flint, Flint, Michigan, USA, General Motors badembly department, February 5, 2019. REUTERS / Rebecca Cook
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – General Motors Corp. said Friday it is recalling 368,000 medium and heavy-duty diesel trucks equipped with engine block heaters to reduce the risk of fire after 19 reports of fires.
The recall involves Chevrolet Silverado 4500, 5500 and 6500 2019, 2017-2019 trucks, Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra 2500 and 3500 trucks equipped with 6.6 liter Duramax diesel engines and an optional engine block heater. , including 324,000 US vehicles. The heating cord on the engine block or the terminals may cause a short circuit and failure, GM said.
No case of injury, accident or death related to the recall has been reported, said GM spokesman Dan Flores.
GM said the remedy for the problem was still under development and told dealerships on April 25 that the company was working with the supplier "to get the necessary parts as quickly as possible".
GM's internal investigation began after a company engineer submitted a report in December to the company's "Speak up for Safety" program after inspecting an engine block heater recovered from a warranty return.
GM stopped building trucks with the optional combination last month.
Report by David Shepardson; Edited by Chizu Nomiyama and Jonathan Oatis
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